Bri Wilson Staff Writer Many of us know how helpful cell phones can be. I know I couldn’t get to the store without my GPS, but is there a point when cellphones aren’t helpful anymore? Can they become hurtful? Spending so much time student teaching in a high school made me learn many things; one of those being the honest reality of cellphones in the … Continue reading Cellphones in School: A Big Help or a Big Hindrance
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor On Jan. 24, two monkeys were successfully cloned by a team of geneticists in Shanghai. They were created using the same method which produced the infamous “Dolly” the sheep, which was previously thought to be impossible to achieve with primates. The monkeys, Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, have once again sparked international controversy over cloning, which seems to be an overreaction … Continue reading Genetics: The Clone Wars
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer The safety of college students should always be a priority to colleges, and quick response during an emergency should always be at the forefront of campus faculty. On Thursday, UNCG held an active emergency drill in and around the McIver Building. Although it’s a wonderful and productive drill that tested the responses of EMS, police, and other first responders involved in … Continue reading A Too Active Emergency Drill
Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer Animals on planes. Putting a confused animal in a pressurized metal tube filled with weird smelling people and launching it thousands of feet in the air. Some call this a bad idea, and for others it is a medical necessity. It sounds strange but, for quite a few people that suffer from PTSD or similar mental disorders, having an emotional support … Continue reading My Emotional Support Rock
Omar A. Obregon-Cuebas Staff Writer The year is 1953. Eisenhower was in his first year of his first term as president of the United States. Nikita Khrushchev was in his first year as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. The Korean war had ended after three years, and both the United States and the Soviet Union had tested the hydrogen bomb. The … Continue reading Two Minutes to Midnight?
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer The first year of President Donald Trump’s presidency proved to be a whirlwind of accusations and scandals. From firing the FBI director investigating his campaign team, to the recent alleged bribing of an adult movie star, the White House seems to be battling public outrage weekly. Both sides continue to argue their opinion of the president, which means that everyone … Continue reading America is Obsessed with President Donald Trump
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer On Jan. 23, shots rang out at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky. A 15-year-old male student tragically murdered two students and injured 18. This is a headline we see far too often. This event marks the eleventh school shooting since the beginning of 2018. After every school shooting, questions and concerns arise over gun control and whether or not … Continue reading How to Put an End to Gun Violence
Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer The winter months are in full swing right now, and the chances of getting sick are at their highest. As a precaution, our doctors and medical advisors have always told us to get our flu shots to prevent sickness from spreading. However, the question arises: how effective is the flu shot in preventing sickness? In many cases, we hear about people … Continue reading Do We Need Flu Shots?
Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor Often after a loss, we seek to find someone to blame it on. It’s difficult to understand the circumstances which led someone to take their own life, and we seek to place blame on the people who were cruel in their lives, and the situations which pushed them to the brink. This is especially true when it comes to bullying. On … Continue reading Teenage Suicide (Don’t Do It)
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer On midnight of Jan. 20 the government was forced to shut down due to the failure to pass a continuing resolution for the funding of the federal government. The main cause of this shutdown was the result of a bitter and unresolved conflict between the Democratic and Republican parties. Although blame has been thrown at both sides, all parties were responsible … Continue reading Pulling the Governmental Plug
